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constant /con·stant/ (kon´stint)

1. stable; not subject to change.

2. a quantity that is not subject to change.

association constant a measure of the extent of a reversible association between two molecular species.

Avogadro's constant see under number.

binding constant association c.

Michaelis constant a constant representing the substrate concentration at which the velocity of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction is half maximal; symbol K M or K m.

sedimentation constant see under coefficient.

sedimentation constant

A unit of time, usually between 1×10^-13 and 200×10^-13 per second, used in calculating the molecular weight of proteins as a function of their rate of movement during centrifugation.

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sedimentation constant (redirected from Sedimentation coefficient)

sedimentation constant
(redirected from Sedimentation coefficient)